Chapter fifty-seven: Convince people with reason
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager asked you to go to Jingren Palace to reply quickly, and the Duke of the British and the Prince-in-law of Shouning are in Jingren Palace."
Zhu Houcong sneered, "For the sake of some land interests, these people have no longer even wanted to face. I have not taken any serious action yet, and even my mother has moved me. I really underestimated them."
Zhu Houcon's sneering expression made Li Fang a little scared. Obviously, His Majesty was already angry, and he didn't know what the outcome would be for those people.
Li Fang plucked up his courage and said carefully: "Your Majesty Princess Yongfu has entered the palace gate. I wonder if we should let Your Highness go to see the Queen Mother later and talk about the common words."
Zhu Houcong looked out the window and said, "Go, let Princess Yongfu bring the princess back first. Don't those people want to make trouble? I will let them make a lot of trouble. I want to see how those people are against me."
"Yes"... Li Fang has already prayed for those people.
At this time, outside the palace, the cabinet had already received the arrest of the Dongchang Prefecture of Shuntian, and the reactions of all parties were different.
Whether it was the officials of the six ministries or the ministers of the cabinet, they remained silent at the same time. Even Xie Qian, who had just entered Beijing, only stayed in his former residence.
On the contrary, the censors were furious. "These eunuchs are simply abominable. Even if those people occupy the land and do not return it, they will not be able to take the people away in broad daylight. Even the prefect of Shuntian was arrested. I don't know if it's a matter of life or death. If it doesn't work, we must report it."
A mysterious man suddenly appeared at Liu Yu's home, "Mr. Liu, this is the time for you to take action to win people's hearts. At that time, the power in the court will be able to come forward for you."
Liu Yu's face trembled a few times, "Okay, let's believe you this time. Remember what I want, and you must give it to me, otherwise I will shake you all out."
The mysterious man smiled, "Don't worry, Lord Liu, my elders will naturally trust my words."
After the mysterious man disappeared, Liu Yu thought for a while, "But, organize your things, let's set off the next day. Nanjing is a good place, but you always have to do something before leaving."
He gently touched the secret meaning in his sleeve, "What a pity, you can never give me what I want"!
Zhu Houcong didn’t know what Liu Yu’s purpose was, and even the mysterious forces behind him didn’t know. Perhaps there was another hidden force in this Ming Dynasty!
Zhu Hou was calmly rushed to Empress Dowager Jiang’s Jingren Palace, and Princess Yongfu was crying.
"You have no conscience, am I not good to you? When have you ever treated you badly? You have to be greedy for those lands, and those lands can produce gold."
The prince-consort knelt on the ground in fear, while Zhang Heling and the British Duke beside him lowered their heads and frowned. They were not leaving at this time, leaving the same embarrassment, and they were in a dilemma for a moment.
"Okay, Yongfu, the prince consort is right. When you and your wife go to the capital, they should not have enough food, clothing and expenses. The person who comes here will reward the prince consort with white gold."
Empress Dowager Jiang sighed, "Your son-in-law, you first arrived in the capital. What is missing in the mansion? You can ask for it even if you want it, it is better than greed for those lands. The Ai family is just a wife and understands that it is difficult for those employees to survive. If there is less land, it is not the interests of the court. We are the royal family, so we can't take our own things by ourselves, so don't learn from those people."
Zhang Heling, who bowed his head, naturally knew who the Empress Dowager said. Their heads kept turning and trying to find a way to get out of this predicament.
The Empress Dowager continued, "The Ai family knew that you were an honest man, otherwise the father of Yongfu would not marry her to you. Go back and take Yongfu to live a good life, and don't get mixed up with some messy people. As for where Your Majesty's Ai family has decided for you, Your Majesty will not pursue this matter again."
"Yes, my son is leaving"!
Seeing that the prince consort was about to leave, Zhang Heling and the others were left behind. Zhang Heling hurriedly said, "Empress Dowager, I have something to do in my family, so I will take my leave first."
The British Duke also retired.
At this moment, footsteps came from outside, "Since you two are here, don't leave!"
Zhu Houn strode towards him, "Shouning Hou, Duke of England, since you are here, why should you leave so anxiously? You come to your mother to complain. I just listen to your reasons, and I can understand the people's views on my new order."
In an instant, the whole room fell to the ground, "I bow to your Majesty"!
Zhu Houcong looked at the prince-consort kneeling on the ground with a little trembling body, "Mr. Concubine, since the princess is here, don't you take the princess back home. When you go back, think carefully about what we royal people should do."
The prince-consort wiped the sweat from his forehead, "Thank you, Your Majesty"! He hurriedly took Yongfu out.
The room was so quiet that the two of them knelt on the ground and did not dare to make any moves.
After about a few dozen breaths, Zhu Houcong's voice broke the tranquility, "My mother rests, my son still has government affairs to deal with, my son is leaving."
"You two haven't left yet."
The two hurriedly followed, and in the blink of an eye, Empress Dowager Jiang replied to Ning Jing again.
Empress Dowager Jiang said to Sun Xi beside her, "Little grandson, do you think those people will make things difficult for Your Majesty?"
"Old ancestor, you are so worried. Your Majesty is the Supreme Master. Who dares to make things difficult for Your Majesty?"
"Hmph, the Ai family saw that those ministers did not have a single fuel-saving lamp, and they would only bully us."
"Oh, every move of the royal family must be restricted by others, so where can we get real peace?"
Zhu Houcan walked in front, and the two followed quietly behind him. Zhu Houcan did not speak and did not dare to make any moves. So a few people came to the Imperial Garden.
Suddenly, Zhu Houyun stopped and looked at the ornamental lake not far away. A frog lies on the lotus leaf and quietly waits for the prey to take the bait.
"You two look at a frog. The lotus leaf is its home. Butterflies are beautiful and they will eventually eat lotus leaf. On the contrary, the frog seems clumsy and will crush the lotus leaf at any time, but for its own home, it will eat all the pests and protect its home from damage."
The topic changed, "Our Ming Dynasty is like this lotus leaf. You are the frogs on this lotus leaf. If you don't want to protect your home, you will be determined to bite the lotus leaf. Even if the frog is small, no matter how big the lotus leaf is, it will never be able to bear it for a day."
Of course, the two of them would not be moved by the little emperor's words. Zhang Heling said bitterly: "Your Majesty is a last resort to enter the palace. I have ordered the housekeeper to return the land, but the East Factory is indiscriminate, so I arrested the housekeeper to the East Factory. I still don't know whether it is death or life. Your Majesty gave the housekeeper his life for Empress Dowager Zhang's sake."
Zhu Houcon pretended to be curious, "Oh, there is actually this matter. It seems that the British Duke is the same?"
“Yes Yes Yes Yes”…
Chapter completed!